Well, the birds were talking all at onceAnd the old man mowing down his lawnHe didn't look like much too bad a guyAnd I was thinkin' Hang on, man, something's wrongYour blues seems to be goneHeaven ain't bad but you don't get nothing done.

Lay down your head a whileYou are not needed nowYou are not needed now

Well, Allison laid a hex on meAnd every time I turn aroundIt's swimming through the air above my bedI told Miss Higgs and she said fineAs long as you're back in your room on timeI keep you clean and the girls will keep you fed

Lay down your head with mineYou are not needed nowAnd we got things to do

Between the blankets made of woolThe trains roll by every half an hourAnd the body can get no restin' done, that's trueSo I do my best, as best I canThinkin' big and making plansAnd wondering where them trains are rolling to

Lay down your head poor boyAnd feel how the ground does moveAnd hear how them drivers sing

Well, goodbye friends, it's time to closeEverybody knows that's the way it goesWhere was it you lived in case I'm ever thereWell, three doors down and two behindAnd it gets a little bit out of hand sometimesDon't let it fool you into thinkin you down care

Lay down your head and flyI'll quietly pass you byYou won't even see me go

If I thought about it long enoughI just might make some kind of moveWatchful lies are too hard on the soulWith the smoke house just across the wayAnd it's fog upon the light of dayThat would be hard comin' up with where to go

Lay down your head poor boyFeel how the ground does moveHear how them drivers singWhat now, my darling oneGo find a little funYou are not needed now